MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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